Fifteen years ago, I wrote my first car article Below the name Murilee Martinand it didn’t take me long to start writing about one of my favorite automotive topics: scrapyard. However, before I tweaked my system to record scrapped cars, I took a lot of pictures of the lawn that had never been used. For today’s Junkyard Gem, I have four photos from early 2007, one of the rarest turbochargers of the 1980s: the Chevrolet Turbo Sprint.
The Chevrolet Sprint is really a recovery Suzuki Cultusfrom the pre-geographic period when Synthetic engine sell Isuzu Gemini like Chevrolet SpectrumDaewoo LeMans as the Pontiac LeMans and Toyota Corolla as Chevrolet Nova (early enough, Spectrum becomes Geographyand Nova has become Prizm). The second generation Cultus appeared in 1988, becoming Geo . subway on our shores next year.
The Turbo Sprint was only available for the last two years of Sprint’s 1985-1988 US sale, and it appears that only a few thousand were sold; If I knew at the time how rare they are, I would have taken more pictures of this one at Hayward is now defunct Choose your section. 3-cylinder 993cc turbocharged engine for 70 horsepower, 22 horsepower better than the naturally aspirated version. Since the Turbo Sprint weighs only 1,620 pounds (about 500 pounds lighter than the slightly more powerful Mitsusbishi ’22) Mirage), it’s fun to drive. For 1988, the regular Sprint hatchback cost $6,380 while the Turbo Sprint was listed at $8,240 (about $15,375 and $19,855 today, respectively).
Believe it or not, Turbo Sprint is real race for 24 hours lemon 10 years ago, though it doesn’t end well.
This ad is for the regular Cultus, not the Cultus Turbo, but the screaming guitars are reasonably supercharged.
Most of, Chevy Sprint marketing is all about buying cheap and stingy energy saving… at a time when Gasoline prices are falling sharply.
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